KTFA:

Samson:  Tawfiq Allawi thanks Saleh for assigning him to form a government and pledges to prepare for early elections   LINK

Samson:  Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi, head of the transitional government  LINK

DELTA:  IT'S A DONE DEAL IT'S ALL OVER THE NEWS IN IRAQ...

Lambchop:  Yes it is!!!  Finally, they actually met a deadline!!!!  That in itself is reason for celebration!  Now to move forward! Wonderful news!!!!

Rodman13:  Delta, did the people get who they wanted.

DELTA:  NOT ALL THE WAY..... BUT IT'S A TEMPORARY POSITION UNTIL THE ELECTION 

Ryan1216:  I'm praying he does right by the Iraqi people and reinstates the Dinar. Knock! knock! CBI it's time to do this!

Radience:  How is it a done deal if it is only temporary? I don't understand that part then.

Lambchop:  They had never had a PM resign before and this is the person that would fulfill the completion of Madhi's term until the next election. Thus...temporary.  IMHO

BlueJen:  There has to be a Transitional Prime Minster to lead them to the Election, it's an Opportunity for him to Shine and it will be a Landslide Victory. To be fully effective the New Election Law needs to be in place. This removes the Iranian Votes and will generate an Iraqi GOI for the Citizens. The Battle was Won, now to Win the War!

2Cents:  IMO......Early Elections will not guarantee a PM that the citizens prefer.......tawfig allawi is their(and our) best hope to get things done anytime soon....

Think about the following:

The people do not elect the PM
Maliki received the most votes as an individual in the last election
Saron received the most parliamentarians in the last election and was therefore the controlling bloc
I believe Abadi's bloc received the second most followed closely by the Iranian backed Fatah Alliance
Fake News is rampant everywhere......mere propaganda

Come on CBI......WS said you were ready last weekend, why would you not be this weekend?.....It's only 6:50PM.  Saleh apparently has not yet made an official proclamation.  Press conference time, show a unified Iraq behind the new PM designate and in conjunction make your announcements you wanted to make last weekend......the Citizens and the country deserve action......

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ChrisC:  Yes, 2Cents is right.  Elections over there don't mean crap.  Just because they have an election doesn't mean the people are going to get what they want.  I would put more stock in the fact that we applied the appropriate pressure to a son of Kurdistan to do what was right for his region and his country by choosing someone that his friends, the USA, are willing to accept and can work with.  We just need a button push to start the train rolling down the hill and it is over for Iran at that point.  IMO.

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BlueJen:  Seems a Who's Who is needed Today:

THE ATTRIBUTES OF THE IRAQI's #1 CHOICE FRANK STATED ARE UNDERLINED

Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi - Mr T
He is Iraqi
He is the cousin of Ayad Allawi who was the interim Prime Minister of Iraq from 2004 to 2005
He was Minister of Communications Twice. Both times he resigned from his position in protest against al-Maliki's sectarian agenda and political interference.
One of Allawi's key policies was rooting out corruption.
His factories were confiscated by the Iraqi government in 1997.

Ali Abdul-Amir Allawi - Sheik Ali
Also Iraqi and a Shia Muslim
Minister of Finance then Minister of Defence
Written a couple of Books
Has put forward a BluePrint for Peace - no one has talked about...
He was appointed a Visiting Research Professor at the National University of Singapore so Chinese Ties

I must apologize, I referred to Sheik Ali earlier Today as being Iranian...because he is a Shiite, my Bad. Sorry if that caused/contributed to the confusion.

Now the Iranian Proxies have hit Mohamed with Charges that actuallly are what they have done, just like the Dems against Trump. True Justice will be Served. 

Those Protesting against Mohamed are Sadr's Protestors not those who have been Protesting over the last four/five months. Iran's Free Ride is OVER!!!

With the CBI putting the Bank Reforms out Today and Mohammed taking Office Today we should see serious Movement IMO. Get Ready!! Our Turn is Coming!!!

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DELTA:  GREETINGS FAMILY...

 THE PM THAT WAS ELECTED WILL BE IN POWER UNTIL THE NEXT ELECTION. AND NO.. WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT ELECTION TO MR. (Monetary Reform)

THE CBI IS MOVING FORWARD AND THEY CAN'T GO BACK IT'S A ONE WAY STREET NOW. IMO THEY HAVE A DATE SET. 

 IF YOU REMEMBER WHAT THE CBI TOLD US ON THE VIDEO THAT I DID THE TRANSLATION FOR YOU FROM 09/30. THEY MADE THEIR MIND AND THEY ARE MOVING FORWARD NO MATTER WHAT AND THAT IS FACT NOT OPINION  !!!

 MY BEAUTIFUL KTFA FAMILY THAT I LOVE SO MUCH ...........DON'T GET DISTRACTED .... PM IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR... BUT CBI CAN'T HOLD IT THAT LONG ANYMORE....  

Don961:  America comments on Allawi's mandate: The current circumstances require an independent government in Iraq

01/20/2020 12:24:32

Shafaq News / The US embassy in Baghdad announced on Saturday its dealings with the Iraqi transitional government mandated by Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi as soon as it was formed.

The embassy said in a statement today that "the current conditions in Iraq and the region require an independent and impartial government committed to meeting the needs of the Iraqi people."

And the statement added that "the nomination of Allawi as the new Prime Minister of Iraq must be followed up with real efforts to ensure the achievement of this goal."

"The United States considers that the security of Iraq is vital and will work with the new government as soon as it is formed to create conditions for a stable, prosperous, and sovereign Iraq," the statement added.

The President of the Republic, Barham Ahmed Salih, earlier in the day mandated Muhammad Allawi to form a transitional government that would pave the way for early parliamentary elections in Iraq.  link

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Samson:  Deputy: Allawi was chosen for the transitional government and every political party took its share

1st February, 2020

Today, Saturday, member of the House of Representatives, Kazem Al-Sayyadi, confirmed the appointment of Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi to the position of Prime Minister formally, noting that the positions were also distributed.

A page attributed to the fisherman said, "It was agreed between the political forces to choose Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi, to head the next Iraqi government."

He added, "Agreement has also been reached on the distribution of positions, and each party has taken its share in the next government."  LINK

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Samson:  Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi heads to the Peace Palace for the purpose of officially announcing his assignment

1st February, 2020

The candidate for prime minister, Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi, went to the Peace Palace in Baghdad to announce his official assignment to head the transitional government.

A source in the Presidency of the Republic told Al-Ikhbaria that "Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi went to the Peace Palace in Baghdad a while ago."

He explained that "the President of the Republic will announce in the coming hours that Allawi will be officially nominated to head the transitional government."  LIN